...ratified as very correct : " Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, \Vhose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." But at this time, while Cromwell and puritanic enthusiasm hung like a black cloud over the sunny fields...

...II. (By the Earl of Rochester.) " Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one."* In the South-east corner of Hammersmith church, near the pulpit, is a monument of black and white marble,...

...Scotland, I feel tempted to bring our favourite James VI. on the stage to play his second part — he, " who never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one." The reception of James VI. in London was expressed with such extravagant joy, that Barclay tells us...

...always accompany the gift of understanding. Although there may be exceptional instances, like the merry monarch, " Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one ;" we have no doubt that most people have got more wisdom in their heads than they have ever been able...

...mile."— P. 49. This marvelous Ocean River is the great regulator of our climate, of which the Merry Monarch, who never said a foolish thing and never did a wise one, said that, after all, there were in England more days when one could be out and about, than in any...

...improvisa le quatrain suivant : Hcre lies our Sovereign Lord, the King Wtto's word no man relied upon, Who never said a foolish thing And never did a wise one. Ce qui, en français, peut se traduire ainsi : Ci gît notre seigneur le roi. En sa parole aucun n'eut...

...written upon the King by Rochester, " Here lies onrSovereign Lord the King, Whose \vord no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing. And never did — a wise one ! " but very few are acquainted with Charles' reply : " The matter," he observed, " was easily accounted...

...the careless self-possession, are inimitable revelations of that king " Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing ; — And never did a wise one." Evelyn approaches with his gentlemanly gravity and thoughtful face, expressing himself scandalized...

...seemed too good-natured to injure her ? It would have been foolish, and unlike Charles the Second, — " Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." stand, she addressed her daughter, who still stood near the window with a frown on her fair brow. "...

...king's character is well known : " Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Whose word no man relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one." " It is trne," was Charles's ready answer; " for my deeds are my ministers', and my sayings are my...